Ad slams GOP on unemployment insurance

The liberal group Americans United for Change is slamming Republicans for opposing an extension of unemployment insurance in a new Christmas-themed ad.

The spot, airing nationally on cable, says Republicans protected “the richest 1 percent” while kicking the unemployed “to the curb.”

{mosads}”You know who had a merry Christmas? The richest 1 percent, that’s who. Republicans in Congress made sure of that, protecting billions in taxpayer giveaways,” the ad’s narrator says. “And for those facing tough times? Republicans stripped 1.3 million Americans of jobless benefits — folks who want to work, but cannot find a job — kicking them to the curb during Christmas.

“So to the 1.3 million Americans losing benefits, Merry Christmas from the GOP. It’s wrong to leave more than a million Americans behind. Tell Republicans: Restore unemployment benefits now.”

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